Cision Wire

Researchers develop new oral diarrhea vaccine

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine.

Promising treatment for progeria within reach

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:15:00 GMT

Pharmaceuticals that inhibit a specific enzyme may be useful in treating progeria, or accelerated aging in children. A new study performed at the Sahlgrenska Academy indicates that the development of progeria in mice was inhibited upon reducing the production of this enzyme.

New study: Sucking on your infants’ pacifier may protect them against allergy

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:10:00 GMT

Swedish researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg report that a simple habit may give significant protection against allergy development, namely, the parental sucking on the baby’s pacifier.

Period pain not made worse by copper IUD

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:59:00 GMT

Using a copper intrauterine device (IUD), or coil, does not exacerbate period pain, reveals a study where researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy followed 2,100 women for 30 years.

Risk of heart disease for pregnant with high blood pressure

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy.

New method restores grip function to paralysed patients

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:30:00 GMT

A new method in which a number of operations are performed simultaneously can provide people with tetraplegia with a better grip function and the ability to open their hand. This method also shortens the patient’s rehabilitation period by at least three months, reveals a doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

"Unknown" neurological disorder behind Alzheimer´s diagnose

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:25:23 GMT

The very serious hereditary disease HDLS was discovered in 1984. Many HDLS patients are still incorrectly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, MS or Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden have developed a more certain diagnosis method and are seeking to find a treatment for the "unknown" neurological disorder.

Grandad’s hip fracture a risk factor for Osteoporosis

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:43:28 GMT

Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy based on a study of over 1,000 young adults in Gothenburg, which identified those factors increasing the risk of bone fragility in men.

The criteria for weight-loss surgery need to be changed

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:25:27 GMT

Weight-loss surgery is currently only offered to patients who exceed a certain BMI. However, surgical intervention could improve the health of many more people. This is shown by the Swedish Obese Subjects study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy, involving 104 patients who were operated on despite their BMI being “too low”. As a result, the risk of developing diabetes was reduced by 67 percent.

Permanent stress can cause type 2 diabetes in men

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:32:00 GMT

Men who reported permanent stress have a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than men who reported no stress. This is the finding of a 35-year prospective follow-up study of 7,500 men in Gothenburg, Sweden.